Bluebeard

"The most shocking scandal Paris ever saw!"

1963 1h 52m FR

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 66

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Synopsis

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Paris, France, during the First World War. While thousands of soldiers die every day on the battlefields, Henri Landru, a seemingly respectable furniture dealer, married and father of four children, relentlessly feeds his own sinister factory of death.

“The most shocking scandal Paris ever saw!”

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Cast

Charles Denner
Henri Landru
Michèle Morgan
Mme Buisson
Danielle Darrieux
Mme Héon
Hildegard Knef
German Widow
Juliette Mayniel
Mme Collomb
Stéphane Audran
Fernande Segret
Catherine Rouvel
Mlle Babeley
Françoise Lugagne
Catherine Landru

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Claude Chabrol
Writers: Françoise Sagan
Languages: English, French
Countries: Italy, France

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ERA

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63 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Italy, France.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Claude Chabrol, shot by Jean Rabier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Pierre Jansen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jacques Gaillard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Charles Denner and Michèle Morgan and Danielle Darrieux carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The most shocking scandal Paris ever saw!".

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The take

Claude Chabrol directs. Jean Rabier behind the camera. Pierre Jansen scores. Jacques Gaillard cuts. Produced in Italy, France. Dialogue in English, French.

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163 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
3International production across 2 countries: Italy, France.
4Directed by Claude Chabrol, shot by Jean Rabier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Pierre Jansen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Jacques Gaillard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Charles Denner and Michèle Morgan and Danielle Darrieux carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The most shocking scandal Paris ever saw!".
9IMDB entry: tt0056165 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 66 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 17 themes, including "death penalty", "husband wife relationship", "paris, france", "court case".